The yield of the FTSE 100 will rise from 3.07% to 3.37% this year as FTSE 100 companies increase their dividends by an average of 11%, Banc De Binary has claimed.

BlackRock has launched an Emerging Markets Absolute Return fund for managers Sam Vecht and Henry Wigan.

Mark Skinner, director of European retail at Henderson, has left the business as part of the latest reshuffle at the asset manager.

Inflation may have held steady at 2.7% in the final month of 2012, but this year it is expected to rear its ugly head once more as the impact of falling sterling pushes up import costs.

Polar Capital has reported a jump in assets under management in its latest group update.

Former tax boss Andrew Meeson and his business associates pocketed £5m in a "very simple and very lucrative scam" by claiming tax relief on fictitious pension contributions, a court heard.

The current equity rally is sustainable but investors should not forget the longer-term impact of inflationary policies , according to Jupiter CIO John Chatfeild-Roberts.

The final cost to banks of the PPI mis-selling scandal could be as much as £25bn, almost double the figure the banks have estimated so far.

Now we have published our final issue of Investment Week for 2012, we reflect on what has been a rollercoaster year characterised by big changes in the fund management industry.

After an event-filled 12 months, industry experts reveal how they will be shaping their portfolios for the start of the new year